
Cathy Horyn writes that Decarnin may have been suffering from the same pressures that caused Galliano to snap. She says:
Balmain’s success in the Decarnin years was based on a relatively simple formula of impeccably tailored jackets, tough pants, T-shirts and sexy beaded dresses — all for staggering sums — and Mr. Decarnin may have felt stuck in recent months about his direction. Designers are indeed under a lot of pressure, some of it self-imposed, to create relevant collections. Shy and introverted, with a label that had its admirers and critics, Mr. Decarnin may have been more vulnerable than others to that pressure.
Decarnin currently doesn't have a successor, but insiders say it's likely to come from within the Balmain ranks.
Source: NY Mag
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